Gong Li

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1965 age 0

   Born

2. 1988 age 23

   CreditRed Sorghum

3. 1989 age 24

   CreditFight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior

4. 1990 age 25

   CreditJu Dou

5. 1991 age 26

   CreditRaise the Red Lantern

6. 1992 age 27

   CreditThe Story of Qiu Ju

7. 1993 age 28

   CreditFlirting Scholar

   CreditFarewell My Concubine

8. 1994 age 29

   CreditTo Live

9. 1995 age 30

   CreditShanghai Triad

10. 1998 age 33

    CreditThe Emperor and the Assassin

11. 2004 age 39

    Credit2046

    CreditEros

12. 2005 age 40

    CreditMemoirs of a Geisha

13. 2006 age 41

    CreditMiami Vice

    CreditCurse of the Golden Flower

14. 2007 age 42

    CreditHannibal Rising

15. 2010 age 45

    CreditShanghai

16. 2014 age 49

    CreditComing Home

17. 2016 age 51

    CreditThe Monkey King 2

18. 2020 age 55

    CreditMulan

• ZYZhang Yimou9 titles
• ZJZhao Jiping7 titles
• DYDu Yuan5 titles
• GCGu Changwei3 titles
• PSPietro Scalia2 titles
• KWKen Watanabe2 titles
• TMTohoru Masamune2 titles
• CYChow Yun-fat2 titles
• CCChang Chen2 titles
• ZZZhang Ziyi2 titles

• Spouse

  • JJJean-Michel Jarre

• Partner

  • ZYZhang Yimou

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  Photo:Georges BiardCC BY-SA 3.0

• I think as an actress, it's very important to have a beginner's mind, and how you stick to it. If your environment is very noisy, how do you focus on the character? Shaping (the role) is not easy, so I hope my environment is not too noisy.

  Gong Li, CC BY-SA 4.0

• No matter what you do, you should focus on it. Focus on doing it well, and you will get what you want. As an actor, sometimes it's hard to stick to it because there are so many temptations in the current society. How do you stick to what you love? Only true love can make you stick to it.

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• Of course in terms of dialogue, there is a language difference, and this does make a difference. When I speak in English, my expressions become different. My attitude too. I'm not sure why, but there really is a difference. My hands move differently when I speak English. But in terms of performance, it's not that different. It won't be that because I'm in a foreign film that my approach is different. My training allowed me to make contact with a number of different possibilities. Four years in college let me work with excellent teachers who gave me a good foundation.

  Gong Li, CC BY-SA 4.0

• You learn to focus on what you do well. Especially if you already have an instinct for acting, training allows you to improve very quickly. It allows you to pinpoint your talents and avoid taking roles as extras or supporting characters that aren't that beneficial to your career.

  Gong Li, CC BY-SA 4.0

• As an actress, my criteria for accepting the role — who is the director, who are fellow cast and, above all, whether there is a good script – are basically the same whether I’m being offered a film or TV role.

  Gong Li, CC BY-SA 4.0

• China is still a good place to work in the cinema industry. Every country has its own political system. China has a huge population of nearly 1.4 billion people and therefore needs good, strong governance.

  Gong Li, CC BY-SA 4.0